[Nyororin]

Winter break for schools is from December 23rd to January 6th.
Today is my son`s last day at kindergarten - it`s a half day dedicated only to the ceremony they do before long breaks.
For children, vacation is basically a week before and after New Years.

Work holidays are from the 29th to the 4th. (Or at least in the case of my husband`s company - I don`t know about others.) So a week with New Years in the middle.

Christmas is not a holiday and workers do not get the day off. It`s only a holiday for children as it falls in the week before New Years.